My hard drive keeps restarting itself

[Cyonic]

For some reason my hard drive keeps well what I can work out restarting, I keep hearing a clicking noise as it it's just stoped then started spinning again.
It used to happen about once a day but i'm hearing it as much as once an hour now.
Does anyone know why this could be?

[tesco]

is the computer actually shutting off or does it stay on?

[peat moss]

Gee where do you start , with that little info? Harddrive failing? Try chkdsk or scandisk depending on your Operating System . :)



Link: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/default.asp?url=/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/bootcons_chkdsk.asp

[Cyonic]

The computer stays on fine maybe a couple of seconds crash if im in the middle of loading something that's from my E: drive.
Chkdsk has been done already.

[peat moss]

The computer stays on fine maybe a couple of seconds crash if im in the middle of loading something that's from my E: drive.
Chkdsk has been done already.


Just the e: / or on any tasK?

[Smurfette]

The hard drive is on it's way out. Back up everything important you have on it and get another.